Kery James - A L' Horizon feat. Corneille (clip)

What this video is

Released in May 2013 as a single from 'Dernier MC' (Capitol Music France), 'A L'Horizon' feat. Corneille represents a pivot within Kery James's album — from the confrontational political rap of the title track toward a more reflective, universalist message of hope and resilience. The collaboration bridges two major figures of the Francophone African diaspora: Kery James, a French-Haitian rapper from Guadeloupe…

Why it matters

Documents the lyrical and visual register of French 'rap conscient' at its early-2010s apex. The fusion of hip-hop cadence with R&B melodic featuring (Corneille) prefigures the Afro-French crossover sound that would define mid-decade French urban music. The video's rejection of street imagery in…

The director

Leïla Sy (born Leïla Dixmier, June 30, 1977) is a French director, photographer, and artistic director of French and Senegalese heritage. After training at the arts school Penninghen, she built her career in French hip-hop media — first as a writer at Track…